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How fast is Earth moving?
By Doris Elin Urrutia last updated
Earth is moving much faster than it seems.

NASA set to deliver a knock-out PUNCH to mysteries of the solar wind
By Keith Cooper published
A new mission designed to better understand the heliosphere will be the first to map in three dimensions how the solar corona becomes the solar wind.

Watch asteroid 2024 YR4 zoom harmlessly through space after risk of hitting Earth falls to near zero (video)
By Samantha Mathewson published
Observations from the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope helped show that the expected trajectory of asteroid 2024 YR4 poses nearly zero risk of impacting Earth in 2032.

Sun unleashes powerful X-class solar flare, triggers radio blackouts across Pacific Ocean (video)
By Meredith Garofalo published
A strong X-class solar flare erupted from the sun on Sunday, Feb. 23, creating radio blackouts across parts of the Pacific Ocean.

'That's impact probability zero folks!' Earth safe from 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4
By Robert Lea published
The chances of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting our planet are now zero. Last week, it was the riskiest asteroid to hit our planet since records began.

When will the sun die?
By JoAnna Wendel last updated
Reference Here we explore why our sun won't live forever and what will happen when it finally runs out of fuel.

NASA massively lowers impact risk of 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 to 1 in 360
By Robert Lea last updated
Breathe a sigh of relief! NASA has dropped the risk of asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting Earth in 2032 to 1 in 360, just days after it became the highest-risk asteroid since records began.

Over 1,000 NASA employees saved from dismissal as Trump downsizes federal workforce
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
After the space community braced for a brutal shake-up at NASA this week, a last-minute decision on Tuesday (Feb. 18) spared over 1,000 agency employees on probationary status from being dismissed.

Is Pluto a planet or not? Who cares! Our love for the King of the Kuiper Belt is stronger than ever 95 years later
By John Loeffler published
On the 95th anniversary of its discovery, Pluto remains one of the most beloved and enigmatic worlds in our solar system, whether you call it a planet or not.
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